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The Official Site of Major League Baseball America's Pastime, Behind Bars Disunion follows the Civil War as it unfolded. Civil War prisons were terrible places: captured solders suffered and died by the thousands from malnutrition, disease and exposure to the elements. But in several Northern and Southern prisons, a few fortunate inmates were able to enjoy, for a moment, a lighter side of life: baseball. The Civil War was the caldron of America’s pastime, the period in which several prototype forms of the game – the New York game, townball – were melded into what we more or less know as the sport today. Such melding took place in camps, where officers on both sides permitted and even encouraged baseball playing. How the Original Donruss Rated Rookies Turned Out In 1984, Donruss released what some collectors consider one of the greatest baseball card sets of all time. In addition to 26 Diamond Kings—a subset of cards depicting a star player from every team—the 660-card set included 20 Rated Rookies, a new subset that highlighted a crop of promising young players selected by New York Daily News writer Bill Madden. The Rated Rookie would become a staple of the Donruss brand for years to come. A few of the original Rated Rookies lived up to the hype, while others look silly in hindsight. Many of the 20 Rated Rookies that constitute cards 27-46 of the 1984 Donruss checklist fell somewhere in between.

The Evolution of the Baseball Bat This page uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser. ...from the first crack to the 'clank' by Bernie Mussilledited by Steve Orinick Come travel with me many years back into history and let us study "The Evolution of the Baseball Bat".

Physics of a Baseball Pitch - Baseball Pitch Speed Record Last Friday was a mixed bag for fans of the fastball. Early in the day, the Washington Nationals announced that phenom Stephen Strasburg, who hurled a 101-mph pitch in his debut in June, would likely require Tommy John surgery for his injured elbow; a procedure that could sideline him for up to 18 months. But later that night Aroldis Chapman, a 22-year-old Cuban defector pitching for the Cincinnati Reds' triple-A affiliate in Louisville, captured baseball fans' attention when he threw a pitch clocked at 105 mph. Chapman's pitch was one of the fastest ever recorded; one that pushed his body to the limit of human ability. And while athletes in other sports, like Usain Bolt in the 100-meter sprint, continue to rewrite the record books, don't expect pitchers to throw any faster than Chapman.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos Homepage Check out the Reds Top ProspectsThe Reds are once again deep in the pitching department in their Minor Leagues. One of the most highly regarded is RHP Robert Stephenson. He finished 2013 with the Blue Wahoos and now enters 2014 as the Reds top pitching prospect. Free Individual, Team, and League Statistics Calculator and Database for Little League, Softball, School, and Recreational Teams & Tournaments The Baseball Cube FLORENCE FREEDOM - Frontier League Independent Professional Baseball